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TirPiitv-Fourth Year
FOR THE COUNTY OF COLUMBUS AND HER PEOPLE
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WHITEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY MARCH 13, 1924
NUMBER FIFTY
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o lr-.l IU1WWS
l . My Neighbors Say
1 Was a Friend to Man
CorreP
C. rpv 4 lS
u.acnt Finds Some Beau
Q, nimcnt in the Cotton
Organ, and fom
ents Upon it
(lrn, March 11. "My com
the place where my home
where my children are
Or
munity
AuriteA where my income is earn
edu f ',,v friends dwell and where
Hi" chiefly lived. I have
"J-" Jj , alter due consideration,
tlm anl.'-ner all the places on the
'n j ! the home spot for me.
u!re k'i mc live until deatn claims
tic Ti,..M iPt mv neighbors say I
mo.
WS " , A 4-U MfU
as ieau 111 ,iic rtvsi. iu
Mr. John a Powell
Died Tuesday Morning
Mr, Taylor Sustains
Painful Injuries
Well Known and Highly Esteemed ; Lumber Buyer Fell and Broke Right
Farmer of Route Two Passes In
Wilmington Hospital; Fun
eral Today
n let my neighbors say
id to man."
farolina Cotton Grower ami it so im-
sed us mat we xic FfMl."s uu
aders tor their consiaera-
press
i It I I V
W u . , T .,1,4 lltr
tion and oenenu n we tuum iuuj
.rrasp the meaning of these beauti
ful lines and make our lives con
form to the same, what a great com
munity we would all have! Instead
0f trying to make our community
the verv"best, and the lives of the
people happy, so many of us are
prone to find fault and knock ev
erything and everybody who are
working for the progress and de
velopment of our surroundings. If
tie people of every community
would work together to have good
roads, trood schools, good churches
and stand behind the men and wom
en of the community who are in
charge of these things, what a great
country we would have, and how
much "better every one would feel!
And why not? We have chosen our
home in a particular section of the
countrv. We are a part of that
are responsible,
Mr. John O. Powell died in a Wil
mington hospital Tuesday morning at
ten o'clock following n ' operation
for stomach trouble. Lockjaw is
supposed to have set in and to have
been the immediate cause of death.
Mr. Powell has lived all his life
in this community, his home beiny
on Route 2, Whiteville. He was an
industrious farmer, nd although
for the past many years his health
has been anything but good, he has
struggled , to live and support his
wife and six children.
The surviving widow was before
her marriage Miss Marion Young, of
Hallsboro. Mr. Powell married late
in life, and now the eldest of his
six children is only twelve yeas old.
For many years he had his invalid
father and mother with him, and
during the four years thai his fa
ther was confined to his bed before
his death, Mr Powell was ur with
him during the night and working
during the day. Mr. Powell died at
the age of 52.
- The burial -vill take place today
at the Shipman grave yard over the
White Marsh, and those who Jiave
known the sacrifical life that the de
ceased has led will be present to pay
their last tribute.
Leg While Inspecting . Timber
Last Week; Returns to
New York
Cooperatives Meet
Here Next Monday
Regular Monthly Meeting Scheduled
For Next Monday; A. G. Oliver,
W. E. Lea and County
Agent Lazar to Speak
Mr. C. M. Taylor, who has been
making his home here for the past
several months while he was engaged
in the purchase of timber for inter
ested in which he and his brother are
interested in New York state, fell
one day last week while concluding
the inspection work on a large
number of logs and boke his right
leg above the ankle.
The injury was quite a painful one
and Mr. Taylors brother came down
from New York the first of this week
and accompanied him home, where
he will remain until he recovers
from his injuries. Mrs. Taylor and
their two attractive children also
went to New York. It is understood
that the family will return here and
that Mr. Taylor will resume his
timber buying operations as soon as
his injuries will permit. Both Mr.
and Mrs. Taylor have many warm
friends in WhiteviUe.
ACME-DELCO NEWS
The Ladies' Aid Society of Delco
is doing wonderful work. And the
writer cannot help from mentioning
some of the things that took place
at one of their festivals, which was
given in honor of the masculine
sex. In fact, I believe that the ladies
were experimenting. Thev un-
Riitic Hie Qf twtx ! doubtedly believed that the road to
iiUlllO UlUl
Robs a Blind Man;
..nntum niM nrp rfiSDonsmie. in a
KH."n ' ' Ji n .J
In;-, measure. for its Short-com- v.owaraiy nme rerpetuaiea
ins, for no community is any
worse than the people who live in
it. Good communities are made up
of oood people, God-IovingTSod-fearin
and God-serving people, if
you please, who love their homes,
IrVipir neighbors, their schools and
It.hpir churches. The man or worn
Upon
Defensive Blind Man and His
Family in Western Prong
Sections of Co.
a man s heart is by way of his
mouth they touched his pocket
book. That is to say that they gave
the men plenty of good food and
then proceeded to take up an offer
ing. Then games were played and
speeches were made, and the whole
crowd joined in heartily. Yet, there
The country store of Mr. and Mrs. is one sad regret; the men ate ev
U'illm WnntPn mifUvav between erythmg that was DUt before them to
ClaikLon and Whiteville. was com- eat, and now uey dftiLt Know wtioftf
The next regular monthly meet
ing of the Columbus county mem
bers of the Cooperative tobacco mar
keting association will be held in
the court house next Monday at 11
o'clock and with several good
speakers on the program. In short,
an interesting and instructive meet
ing is being planned and it fs de
sired that all members who caan
attend should make it a point to be
present. Following is the program in
brief :
Mr. A. G. Oliver, Poultry special
ist, will make a talk on chicken and
egg production.
W. E. Lea will give the present
statistical position tobacco occupies,
together with a full financial state
ment relative to the 1922 and 1923
crops.
Mr. J. T. Lazar will make an
nouncements in regard to his work.
This, together with general discus
sion should give us an interesting
and profitable meeting.
Country Club to Be
Built Near Boardman
Officials of Buttress Lumber Com
pany Formulating Plans For Big
Club Building and Golf
Grounds
Pridgen May Announce
for Sheriffs Race
Well Known Young Tabor Man May-
Run for Office; Comments
The Unusual Weather of
This Week
on
MUSCLE SHOALS SITUATION
The Manufacturers Record, pub
lished at Baltimore, in commenting
on Muscle Shoals in its issue of Feb.
14, says:
"The Tennessee River and Mus
cle Shoals are one of the nation's as
sets. The development of hydro
electric possibilities at Muscle
Shoals would result n opening along
stretch of the Tennessee River for
navigation, and thus a two-fold ser
vice would be rendered the country.
In both respects here is an asset of
measureless value which should be
utilized for individual profit alone
but for the broadest service to th'
greatest strength ' of country in
i which the river and Muscle Shoals
are located.
'The advocaTy by the Manufactur-
A meeting was held on Monday
night of this week in the law offices
of McLean, Varser. McLean & Stacv
in Lumberton for the purpose of ap
pointing committes and selecting a'
building plan for the country club
to be erected on the Lumber River
near Boardman. Members of the
club from Boardman, Lumberton,
Whiteville, Chadbourn, and Bladen
boro were present. There will be
members from each Whiteville" and
Chadbourn, and a total membership
of fifty men.
The location is a quarter-mile
from the big bridge crossing the
Lumber River near Boardman, and
is visible from the highway. The
building will face the river, with
sufficient ground in the rear to make
a golf court. The idea is to have a
suitable place for fishing, boating,
swimming, dancing, fish fries, and
house parties. The enclosed dance
hall with a large fire place at each
end will be sufficiently huge for
dancing couples, and there will be
a number of bed rooms adequate to
accommodate a house party of twen
ty. The promoters of the organization
which should prove a source of
pleasure to the memberss, and
friends, are officers of the Butters
Lumber Company.
pre Kpcnrn ot rnp niTPr mane nv
Still, there is a little hope;jthe three southern power companies,
ine rnau oi wum- . , . , , ,. ' .. tho ladips atp o-oino- to invifp thprr,
i ! r i a n hih v iiKSLrovtJU uv me ul uuuul o o - -
lan wno IS living lor Ben aiune, auu - -- --- ' . - p.
I. . , . ,v ij? -1 rnp nVlrrW Tiipsdav morninp- of asa
hnr. v inrorflct 1 Tl Tno WP THTM fl 1 ni " " , i . . , . .
iims iiu ""wv w.- - - . , wnun the sirtipo nprt enmo rvmrP i ,t ul
ia n rr?P tn anv i-nis weeK. " , .,f k.Sr'" ana m connecuuu tnerewuu an unci
..j v. oujii, , tor tne uroauction 01 nitrates aim
I 1 I A"
the manufacture of fertilizers, has
attracted widespread attention
throughout the country, an vtuun-
Many Appeals from
Recorder's Judgments
Whiskey Cases Occupied Center of
Stage in Tuesday's Session of
County Court; Defendants
Appealed
environments,
.:,,. ,i 1i1Jlf .nTYirmmitv I There is strong evidence ot me u
To better off if they ere store having been robbed and then more cooking, and will invite thej
ShI to some island in the sea. "ton fire Several nights during; men. Tra .. La!
The irn-j
lCll 11 v.. cw.v, .w.w,. ...V. , . j. 4-U. i-Ulr. r.
busv i!oinr things for the good of uuwuu uUa
their fellowman to stop to fina
fault and knock those whose hands
An oyster supper was also given
. . 1 J 1 1
- . raponf- UTaovc rna uinru nuu I I nr.
t need 01 ine nour is more . , , . , hr fV,n t.qHipq' c,.iotw loof it-;
f00 ciuiy enterea ana piunuerea at nigni , wivr -x ,
they should hold up. J. D. Frink.
JTTLE HOPE HELD FOR
THE ENTOMBED MINERS
day night at the school building. Re
curred again Tuesday night and sults: , Men were lined and their
that the robbers then setfire to pocketbooks were emptied. Tra! la!
the building to cover up the crime. la'r
m wnfon ;c ftQn,r KlinH tv,p ! Mrs- A- B- Reeves, of Bowden,
Ca.e Gate. Utah. March 10 Be- f,.u U,UU1B1: "t ' bers, Miss Marjorie Love, who lost
expressed by companT off i-" r P5pe"fe f SP " SSSi two f her uncles this week- Her
, . . . it vpar. Mrs Wooten conducted the , , , . ,
a a-i i r opcxic tut: wcca-cuu witxi iter uul-
store was the only means of gaining Hufham.
fi, wSfJn rS MrT L ' ! The Senior class of A.D.H.S. is
three children and Mrs. Wootens . .f. Q . .
aged mother. The couple lost all of ! V ...l ' ,
With only one exception, every
prisoner convicted at Tuesday's ses
sion of the county court took an ap
peal to the next term of Superior
court and were allowed bail for
their appearance. The one exception
was a very old negro suffering from
asthma and who has alreadv ronp
lief was
and was able to do fairly well i , , . , , , , ,
Clarkton's basetball team defeated
rials tnmVhf that tomorrow alt Inner vear
Lnlnr-c-. ik. TT U XP.-t 1 AWT1Q Tl XT St0T6
Ul Ulail 1 UC1 WUIUU11J , , , 1 J , 1 il J
line will have been penetrated and . v Tr.E i A.D.H.S. last Friday. The score was
.the considerable stock of-goocTs that. ;,wVnt anrl WmilH HflVO fn Uan
I pen" was given by the Delco B.Y.P.
TT e 3 i ri U -t. Ti
, . . i .ij. J il j. i vi. uuiiuav uusiic" Liiuiui. it
Kept ill Wie UUltuuij; hi yxjici niai.
she could employ what leisure mo
ments she had from the business m
Wooten also
attending to her sewing.
EVANGELIST DRANK POISON
Stevens is
he fate of the 173 miners entombed penaent upon ner.
lruA tv:i i . ;o ,a v,Qf were aestroyeu, mis
uiu. t lint- iiiLir- uui: o iiciu ,iicu . . - .. i ,
ny of the men are alive and 36 t Her sewing maen ne wmcn was
bodies had been recovered at 6 p.
W. there is a bare possibility that
Eome escaped by barricading them
elves in a rescess of the mine.
Georpre Wilson, member of a
rescue crew was killed arfd several
hscue men were overcome Satur
day and yesterday while trying to
reach those in themine, adding to
ie number of casualties.
Governor Charles R. Maboy. of
Jtah, visited the mine today with
lompany officials and the executive
lftoriTTJ 1 1 ill Ji.t1n
h appeal for funds for relief among , ZZTaZ
ie families of the stricken miners. Py fu I "CVZtC -
Picked rescue crews worked in the f rm, w" :Li " "'u V
Mcape wav of the mine through the, V"" " " " lTLtfZ
I W aS UScU ill icoo iici'i.
ihour was back in the pulpit nreach-
ing. as II notning nau imppeucu
following
tary letters have come to us from . to the roads to begin the expiation
many sources in entnusiastic praise
of this position, urging that the
government should accept this offer
in preferrence to the one made by
Henry ord.
"Mr. Ford's plan has bten in our
opinion unwise frqrn the beginning.
He has demanded a hundred-year
lease on Muscle Shoals, and this
should not be given to any individ
ual or combination of indivjals
on earth: for it stretches into ee
generations the ownership or con
trol of a power of such measureless
value. The terms of his offer have
always been identifinite, aM the
'congressional committee has tried in
vain to get him to appear in person
and explain in detail his offer, and
meet the questions that would be
raised. He is askiner Congress to
proved a great success. But some
of. the feminine members, excelled
their actions by song. Indeed, the
Delco B.Y.P U. has several girls that Uransfer Muscie Shoais to him for
it snuuiu ue pruuu oi, ana espe- , . , , , , . , .
Icially is it proud - of Misses AdrytwiCe the lenh of which -water
L -A C4. . .: Hickman, Virgie Mae Hufham and j powers are granted by the laws ot
jn Gladys Hobbs. These three girls can the land
?ldlS5a iJIily Pnt a picture with their j 0n tl
last Friday me justefore Begin- . v . , flllflipn,p fltl , Un...t
miiK ma ki. a T 71. Goshen spell-bound with
,1 ir "'Tti r
. ' j J I 5UCli-UU U11U VTbX VJlVli ill LiOlL.
tincture oi iron, wuic acm uu wa- . , .; wu4.
he acid, which had been used as , w , , !'' ,
i , . .v ffftrnnnn orirl -uu UU1U nave iu Happen iiu
. . . i x. ,Uc
the other hand, the associat
ed power companies of the south,
f i m t
oi nis sentence. rne
cases were disposed of
Aaron Spaulding, having liquor,
six months on roads, appealed to
Superior court.
Aaron Spaulding, manufacturing,
six months on roads appealed to Su
perior court.
John Jacobs, manufacturing, four
months on roads, appealed -to Su
perior court.
John Jacobs, having liquor, six
months on roads, appealed to Su
perior court.
Sam Dowles. operating auto while
intoxicated, not guilty.
barn JJowies, transporting, six
months on roads, appealed to Su
perior court.
.lonn uumce, having liquor, six
months on roads. (No appeal.)
Clarendon,. March 11. The many
friends of Mr. Carl Pridgen, cashier
of the Bank of Whiteville, " Tabor
branch, are urging him to enter the
race for sheriff of Columbus county.
Mr. Pridgen has not made a formal
announcement yet, but it is thought
that he will do so in the near fu
ture. Should he . throw his "hat in
the ring, he will make a splendid
race. Mr. Pridgen is a young' busi
ness man of sterling character, and
if elected, the sheriff's office in
Columbus county will be in good
hands.
About nightfall last Monday a
light mist began to fall from the
dark lowering clouds, which term
inated in a heavy shower of rain,
after which the sky cleared and the
moon and stars shone brightly for
a short while, and we all thought it
was "all over." But not so, for
just a short time afterwards, we
were attracted bv the beautiful
snow, which was falling livelv as
bed-time hours came around. And
just think, it was the first of the
season and the 10th day of March.
The wind blew hard all night and
very little snow was seen luesday
morning. Evidently the snow storm
was of short duration, but the tem
perature had reached below freez
ing point, and all day Tuesday
there were high southwestern winds,
making it one of the most disagree
able days of the past winter. It is
not thought that the cold wave has
done much damage through this
section, unless plants on tobacco
beds are injurtd. No fruit trees, ex
cept plum are yet in bloom. Straw
berries have made very little- prog
ress toward bearing, and it is not
thought that this crop will be dam
aged to any extent.
The Clarendon graded school will
close a very successful term next
Friday, and an entertainmeni will
be given at night. Prof, Strole,
and his excellent corps of r-istants
have done good work and pupils in
all grades have made fine progress.
The ground hog tradition i:; hold
ing good this year. It will soon be
forty days since the little fellow
came out of his hole on th;.t bright,
sunny, second day of February, saw
his shadow and retired. J. L Frink
PATE HAS NARROW ESCAPE
Laurinburg Exchange.
McNair Pate, son of Z. V. Pate,
had a narrow escape from fatal in
jury February 18th, when he was
and some of the leading chemists j overcome by exhaust gases, or car
of the nation, have united in propo-1 bon monoxide, from the motor of
sition3 which lift thelvHole under-1 his automobile. Mr. Pate is rapidly
fay and night in search for bodies of
Dead were broucht to the sur-
icp for identification and then tak-
to the morguo, where relatives
ime seeking word of their loved
ie?.
iere.
ie
i
His song leader had neia a meeting
in the afternoon for the children, and
had used the mixture of tanic acid
they are going to visit jail therreigh
boring churches with the'pf'Tnd
their music. Truly, they haveal-
ready been invited i to so many
if
experience.
Soon after 12 o'clock, February
18th, Mr. Pate drove rys car into the
garage at the Pate home on Church
street and noticing some little mis
adjustment in the engine, began
iworking on it. while the door of the
motor
FIRE CR
tfeMAT
ES 172 MINERS
Relatives of Victims in Death Watch
At the Mouth of Castle
Gate Mine
'ite the great disaster, people
and it is estimated that every j
is after-ted. have madp no
en given, iney proved tnat song ; taking far bevond anvthinsr that has ' rpcoverinp- from thp pfferts of his
excels inj worsmp. ana mat pro-j ever been promised or suggested by
found sincerity is the master of ar-1 Mr Ford, or by any onelTlse. The
tistical apnearance. You should acceptance of this offer would guar- j
v a i a i i i a ii. x -I
near mem. Ana ao not iorget mat i flnf PP thp nrodurtion of nitrates and
of fertilizers by men whose
and whose achievements rank as of
national concern, and by the accept-
nt.ion nf this offer this nower would i i i J i a.
i 1 -4.:i r i. --j 4.v;l: . . . . r . 7 . aiae was cioseu aiiu me
U1U L"M uuu.hum uicu be developed to tne utmost extent rtlnning. He was soon overcome by
work has made an interestate, hit. fnneihlo. and hv a suner-nower svs- i.l i. i i. A
r.,,A vi,T iCTiTV. .t ----- - - me gases xiuiii tilt; iiiutur e.nausi
oud to give their ser- tem bemade available for the and lost consciousness, Sometime
and poured the Axalic acid in-! r'w AtTh Tf vn7 ' :c" lfly . later, probab y an hour or more, he
to show how the entrance of ; , f T . ; , ,1wi"lu w loippi, u uum.g tound lying on the lloor ot the
to allow i vy vnc , vnnr hpnrr to hp tnncnpt . find out . nf.i.:i- 4.1, 4-U-,i.U TnnniC I J a. . . ,
me uuu niivugn a U1..W-, p-arap. the motor still runninsr ana
and iron to show-the blackeumg ef-vB tfc areprou
fects of am, while illustrating his jvice hbfihlfp of
talk, and poured the fxalic acid m- ;Mim cam-airn.
to it
ciiecira, nave maue . iifp rlpnrpd it im. and ".. " . w . . ' 7 , luouue un me uuu nnvugn Cn.io- , p-arap.
mon-ua.ion other than thjt.1 t the mixture where the minlrt- ! !? e? V,S' J0UJ. and the adjoining repon. It is the buildinK fiIled with en,
,u trriei rnprp nas neen no . - . 1. x u ,, nu uc Cleocin. ii"u
M .. whXattends many, took a draugh of it befort h, idmhtlQSrevea t0 you tKT-t
isa-.-r.-.
li'K1 little school house here has
in. ..,. Uf. crews and- the. several
- tneir pupils excused until
';v,'v t! tH.e, are taking part in re-
an offer frauerht with tremendous
ct j nncciVnlitipc for soiithprn dpvploo-
pact
FERTILIZER. COMPANY IN
HANDS OF RECEIVER
Thp Vireinia-Carolina Chemical
Co. onerating fertilizer plants in dif-j
forent sections oi tne soutn, one o
UGHERTY'S STATUS j these being located at Waaesborr.
AVinirr ht ben nlaced in the hands of a
. t t TTTil
receiver. rresiaent vv lisuu,
-10 More was name as one oi the receivers
was. tacen
became apparent that it
a-r:!n:f'Lnn M qv-.Vi
tin- of stated that this action
enin r,.o,.;, n.. tuv wheji it " became appai
eMiyjaion aain occupied the spe- was the only mean-
C; 'iare committee todav the company s a&seLb
Ti-re was a"he same , Stae a lacked the best interests of the securi
ay development, from Attorney ty holders. It is stated that there
nml Dnn.h, orv,ir,IS will be no interruption m meuu -
, , -:r"r : WQi conduct of the company's busi-
Th, J rum? w "3: r The receivership was fore-
11 oiana for investigation of the shodowed. by a -.collapse in PJ
011" Y general and hi administra- of the company's stock and bond is-
lllf. Apartment oflustice to sues,' in trad on ne , -
""i where Tiearines scheduled to stock exwiangc , v
n Thursday are exnecteT to" con- mon and tref erred stock dechnedto
.thereafter6 1Safily-n
definite period. ' H tbond issues broke from 15 to 17
1 points,, also to new iowr prices, x nere
". -,., MnitiAniinn f -all the new
so " mucn was j
I that:
The scale of life are balenced so well n concentrating all of the influences
An atom of sin may drop you in i and all ot the capital DacK or tnese
het j power companies and their asso-
An atom of love may lift you high ciates into hastening as rapidly as
From a lowlv earth to a valted , possible the industrial and agricul
sky ' ; tural development of the south iv
And what you do upon this earth ! order to create a market for this en
Determines true your second birth ! larged hydro-electric power develop-
Regardless of the sin you've doneiUient.
Repentence means a vict ry won.
gases, tie was given prompt medical
attention and for a time his condi
ment. Its acceptance vrould result tion was quite serious. He soon ral-
"POET-JOE," A.-D.H. S.
AMERICAN INDUSTRIES LIGHT
EN HOUSEWORK
lied, however, from the effects of
the deadly gases and is little the
worse for the experience, which
might easily have been fatal.
Many people are doubtless not
aware of the deadly carbon jnonox
ide of the gasoline motor exhaust.lt
is extremely dangerous in closed
buildings, and even in closed, auto-
. .;f. . mobiles, The United States Bureau
Marriage Certificates , , - ,
5 . of Mines has issued four rules for
In order to jibe with the eternal protection affainst the deadly effects
can accomplish
frt than "I" can never .do
issues.
"After one look into an American
kitchen, with all its conveniences
and devices to save time and work
its marvelous button ' that one has
but to. press to work wonders, its
equipment to make everything quick,
comfortable and easy, I understood
America for the first time." Mrs.
John Adams of London.
Dear lady, the American kitchen
is the result of electric power, gar
and telephone - development,, the
greatest labor savers the world has
today.
fitness of thmes marriage certifi
cates should be printed on bond
paper.
of the poisonous gas
Never run automobile engine in
closed garaere: open doors wide.
Never crawl under car with engine
running, even if car is in open iair.
Never sit in closed car with engine
Castle Gate, Utah, March 9. The
bodies of 172 men were being cre
mated tonight in the flaming caverns
of mine No. 2 of the Utah Fuel Com
pany.
Fire broke out in the mine late to
day, after the men had been en
tombed by a dust explosion.
A heavy cloud of black smoke
with flames and gas belched forth
at the mouth of the main
shaft, rolling away in a heavy pall
over the little mining town and ad
ding to the terror of women and
children who had gathered to
await news of husbands and .parents.
From external appearances the ex
plosions most have wrougfit destruc
tion almost unparalleled in the his
tory of mine disasters. Three tre
mendous blasts were heard by work
men on the surface, followed by a
number of lesser vibrations.
Then everything became quiet and
soon the gas found its w:;y to the
surface.
Air vents were immediately test
ed by the surface crew and all wei 3
found to be shattered. Nothing then
remained to be done but to rush res
cue equipment to the scene and wait
for other crews.
The feverish haste somewhat sub
sided when rescue crews made suf
ficient headway to discover that an
intense fire raged throughout the
passageways.
Hundreds of relatives of the ill
fated miners took ud their watch at
the portals soon after the news of
the disaster spread about the camp.
Guards have entirely fenced the area
necessary for work of rescuers.
It is almost impossible, mine offi
cials admitted this afternoon, that
anyone could live -in the tunnels,
that gases which would cause almos.
instant death was stilL pouring out
of the entrance and, every air
vent closed there was no chance
for the entombed men to barricade-
themselves from the fatal air vapor.
Work of Little Honeybee
A honeybee's work consumes about
half the hours of daylight, the re- running and all windows shut, even
reaming hours of the 24 being spent jf Car is in open air; always have
in rest, according to tests made by window open.
the United States Department of j So many deaths from carbon mon
Agriculture. oxide, a gas present in .the exhaust
I from automobiles, have occurred
Glass Stands Shock j throughout the country during -the
Glass for lenses has been-produc-1 past ferw; months that the Pittsbur'
ed that, while as thin and as trans- station of the bureau of mines haas
parent as ordinary suectac! es,' will i been prompted to call the attentior
stand five times as great a shock., of the public to its danger.
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Women Were Excluded
Women were entirely excluded
from attendance on the Olympic-
games in ancient Greece and were
not even allowed to cross the Al-
pheus while the games- were going
on.
Bright Colors Favored
ExperimenT to determine JLhy
er .they dress to please themselves
or to please' men friend- nr no'.v
br -ivf' conducted ain th? .t'n'vc rei'.y
of California.